(A) The Superintendent shall have the authority to deny or condition new or increased contributions of pollutants, or changes in the nature of pollutants, to the POTW by industrial users where such contributions do not meet applicable pretreatment standards and requirements or where such contributions would cause the POTW to violate its NPDES permit.
(1) diverted, from time to time, in part or in whole, to a sewerage treatment plant other than the City's WPC Plant, including but not limited to a privately owned treatment plant; and
(2) conveyed, at least intermittently, in part or in whole, to the WPC Plant owned by the City.
(C) With respect to an industrial user described in subsection (B), above, the Superintendent shall have the authority to establish additional local limitations, consistent with the provisions of § 51.033, that will be applicable to the industrial user's discharge and that are designed to protect the sewage treatment plant described in paragraph (B)(1) from:
(1) Interference or pass through if such sewage treatment plant is a POTW;
(2) Effects or impacts equivalent to interference or pass through if such sewage treatment plant is privately owned. The provisions of § 51.033 shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent as if the sewage treatment plant were a publicly owned treatment works.
(D) Review and acceptance by the Superintendent shall be obtained prior to the discharge into the sewage works sewers by any persons having sewage wastes which contain:
(1) Either a BOD content greater than 300 milligrams per liter or a COD greater than 600 milligrams per liter.
(2) A suspended solids content greater than 300 milligrams per liter.
(3) A phosphorus content greater than 10 milligrams per liter.
(4) An ammonia content greater than 25 milligrams per liter.
(5) Other contaminants which either from their constituents or quantities will:
(a) Interfere with the operation of any portion of the sewage works;
(b) Pass through the treatment works or otherwise be incompatible with such works;
(c) Prevent the reclamation and/or recycling of municipal or industrial wastewaters and sludges.
(E) However, nothing in this section or elsewhere in this chapter shall be read to allow the user to discharge pollutants which shall cause interference or pass through and/or to absolve the user from liability in the occurrence of a discharge which causes such interference or pass through.
(F) When requested by the City, a user must submit information on the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within 30 days of the request.
(G) No significant industrial user shall discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining a valid industrial wastewater discharge permit, which shall contain the specific pretreatment program requirements to be complied with by the user. The City may also require other users to obtain an industrial wastewater discharge permit as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(H) Any violation of the terms and conditions of a valid industrial wastewater discharge permit, including any best management practices contained therein, shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and subject the permittee to enforcement as set out at § 51.111 of this chapter.
(I) Obtaining an industrial wastewater discharge permit does not relieve a permittee of its obligation to comply with all federal and state pretreatment standards or requirements or with any other requirements of federal, state, and local law.
(J) Individual wastewater discharge permits must contain:
(1) A statement that indicates the wastewater discharge permit issuance date, expiration date and effective date. Such a permit shall not exceed five (5) years in duration.
(2) A statement that the wastewater discharge permit is nontransferable without prior notification to the City in accordance with this chapter, and provisions for furnishing the new owner or operator with a copy of the existing wastewater discharge permit.
(3) Effluent limits, including best management practices, based on applicable pretreatment standards.
(4) Self-monitoring, sampling, reporting, notification, and record keeping requirements. These requirements shall include an identification of pollutants to be monitored, sampling location, sampling frequency, and sample type based on applicable Pretreatment Standards and/or other applicable federal, state, and local law.
(5) A statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation of pretreatment standards and requirements, and any applicable compliance schedule. Such schedule may not extend the time for compliance beyond that required by applicable federal, 6state, or local law.
(6) Requirements to control slug discharge, if determined by the Superintendent to be necessary.
(K) Individual wastewater discharge permits may contain the following conditions when determined to be necessary or appropriate by the Superintendent:
(1) Limits on the average and/or maximum rate of discharge, time of discharge, and/or requirements for flow regulation and equalization;
(2) Requirements for the installation of pretreatment technology, pollution control, or construction of appropriate containment devices, designed to reduce, eliminate, or prevent the introduction of pollutants into the treatment works;
(3) Requirements for the development and implementation of spill control plans or other special conditions including management practices necessary to adequately prevent accidental, unanticipated, or nonroutine discharges;
(4) Development and implementation of waste minimization plans to reduce the amount of pollutants discharged to the POTW;
(5) Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities and equipment, including flow measurement devices;
(6) A statement that compliance with the individual wastewater discharge permit does not relieve the permittee of responsibility for compliance with all applicable federal and state pretreatment standards, including those which become effective during the term of the individual wastewater discharge permit; and
(7) Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the Superintendent to ensure compliance with this chapter, and state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
(Ord. G-5-18, passed 3-13-18) Penalty, see § 51.999